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Replaces "ab" with "AB".
'''Result:'''<br>
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'''Example 2:'''
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{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\
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Replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a". The "\1r" part is needed to put back the original text into the replaced string.<br>
<code><nowiki>{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A}}</nowiki></code> (without the "\1r") would otherwise lead to "{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A}}".
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'''Result:'''<br>
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1r}}
'''Example 3:'''
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{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
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Replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a" and also replaces the "r" at the end of the found group(s) by "_r_".
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'''Result:'''<br>
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Manual | dplreplace |
Syntax
{{#dplreplace:text|pattern|replacement}}
Effect
Replaces the given pattern within the text by replacement.
pattern is a regular expression as defined by php preg_replace()
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replacement may contain references to matching parts.
Examples
Example 1:
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
Replaces "ab" with "AB".
Result:
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
Example 2:
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1r}}
Replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a". The "\1r" part is needed to put back the original text into the replaced string.
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A}}
(without the "\1r") would otherwise lead to "{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A}}".
Result:
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1r}}
Example 3:
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
Replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a" and also replaces the "r" at the end of the found group(s) by "_r_".
Result:
{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}